We are asking community and faith organisations, voluntary groups and residents – all those living and working in the areas served by Bart’s Heath NHS Trust – to sign this open letter to Barts Health Trust to express deep concern about the recent introduction of upfront charging and ID checks in the NHS and about the participation of Bart’s Trust in the implementation of such a harmful policy.

Please sign the letter by filling in your organisation’s details (or your personal details if you are a patient) and call on Bart’s Health:
• to stop asking patients for ID
• to suspend upfront charging and
• to stop collaborating with the “Hostile Environment”.

more details here…

We need your response by 11th September, so that we can deliver this letter at the Barts Health Trust AGM on 12th September

20th September from 19:30-21:30
Harmony Hall
Unit 1 2a Truro Road, E177 London, United Kingdom

We face a growing and serious challenge from the racist and fascist right in the UK, encouraged by Donald Trump and his close associate Steve Bannon and now boosted by the release from jail of former EDL leader Tommy Robinson.
Waltham Forest is no stranger to the fascist English Defence League and its former leader Tommy Robinson – they have repeatedly targeted the borough and each time been met by a huge, united community opposition.

Speakers include:
– Steve Hedley, Assistant General Secretary RMT (who was viciously assault by far-right thugs during Trump’s visit)
– Leah Levane, Co-chair, Jewish Voice for Labour
– Nadia Sayed, Student activist, Stand up to Racism
– Hasan Patel, young activist
– Weyman Bennett, Co-chair Stand up to Racism

With this latest threat of a new far right and fascist movement emerging, we as a matter of urgency need to come together to build the broadest response possible to defend our multicultural borough.… Read on ...